IRVING, Texas, May 17 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Big 12 Schools List 12 WNBA Players on Opening Day Rosters Twelve players from Big 12 schools are represented on opening day rosters for the 2025 WNBA season. It is the fifth year in a row that at least 12 Conference players are rostered to begin the season. Baylor leads league schools with six former BU players on rosters while Colorado, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Utah and   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 17 -- The Prevent Cancer Foundation issued the following news on May 16, 2025: * * * We've all been to a store to buy only an item or two, got our printed receipt and walked out carrying it all without needing a bag. But new evidence from the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) says that carrying that printed receipt for as little as 10 seconds could be bad your health and potentially increase your risk of cancer. CEH's study showed thermal paper receipts used by   more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, May 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Federal tax bill puts polluters above people The big, not-so-beautiful bill includes "pay to play" for polluters, eliminating oversight, and stripping funding for clean energy. WASHINGTON - Congress is considering a barrage of cuts and policy moves that will impact everyone who cares about our clean air, clean water, public lands, and fighting climate chan  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, May 17 -- The Chesapeake Bay Program issued the following news: * * * Forest buffer initiative in Charlottesville, Va., protects a Chesapeake Bay tributary A Chesapeake Bay grant helps protect the beloved Rivanna River By Jake Solyst Before planting 350 native trees across a stretch of Darden Towe Park in Charlottesville, Virginia, the Rivanna Conservation Alliance (RCA) needed a clean slate. A dense thicket of invasive vines and Callery pear trees had taken over a se  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, May 16 -- George Mason University issued the following campus news: * * * George Mason's record-breaking Class of 2025 packed the house at Spring Commencement By Preston Williams George Mason University honored its largest ever graduating class at Spring Commencement, turning the event's "This Is Your Moment" theme into a tassel-turning time to remember for a record-breaking class of more than 12,000 degree and certificate earners. The ceremony, livestreamed on George Mas  more

IRVING, Texas, May 17 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Six Teams Head To Sarasota For Big 12 Rowing Championship The 2025 Big 12 Rowing Championship returns to Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida on Sunday, May 18. This marks the first Big 12 Championship for affiliate member Tulsa, and the first for affiliate Old Dominion since 2018, having rejoined as an affiliate this season. They join UCF, Kansas, Kansas State and West Virgi  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, May 16 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Virginia Stands Up Statewide Resource in Fight Against Climate Change Challenges Office of Commonwealth Resilience Comes as Federal Rollbacks Demand State Leadership Virginia's governor's office announced Wednesday that the Office of Commonwealth Resilience is now fully staffed. This central office aligns climate resiliency resources statewide, marking a significant step forward for the Comm  more